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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 999 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,352
23,681
0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Data Science and Complex System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,724
32,744
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biomaterials in dentistry and medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,314
15,499
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,544
16,378
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Photosynthesis
redox signalling
environmental acclimatio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,700
11,874
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,733
7,622
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Immunologi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,187
9,117
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hypertension
Blood Pressure Measurement
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,343
23,851
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,668
20,812
0.752
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astronomy
Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
14,167
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sauna
ice swimming
dentistry
fiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,023
9,873
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,977
5,113
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
high-energy astrophysics
accreting black holes and neutron stars
ultra-luminous X-ray sources
gamma-ray burst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,726
10,948
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nuclear medicine imaging
Neuroscience
Emotio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,272
11,863
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neurology
pediatric
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,931
4,354
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell Adhesion and Migration
Integrins
Cancer
Tumour Microenvironment
Mechanobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,816
10,401
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer genetics
medical genetic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,548
10,938
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,230
10,632
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Systems medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,519
12,695
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,651
5,454
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adipose tissue function
Obesit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,068
8,323
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Porous silicon
Drug delivery
Gas senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,878
7,023
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
macroecology
community ecology
biodiversity
systematics
tropical forest
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,385
6,454
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evidence-based practice•Outcome research•Systematic reviews•Information technology•Mental Healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,547
6,281
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,190
1,717
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,218
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jorma Toppari
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,352
23,681
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,227
47
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leo Lahti
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,724
32,744
0.672
Data Science and Complex System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,138
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pekka Vallittu
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,314
15,499
0.350
Biomaterials in dentistry and medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,018
60
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christina Salmivalli
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,544
16,378
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,742
78
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eva Mari Aro
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,700
11,874
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,287
88
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matti Viitanen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,733
7,622
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,725
100
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jalkanen S
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,187
9,117
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,308
126
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teemu Niiranen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,343
23,851
0.842
Hypertension
Blood Pressure Measurement
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,321
129
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sampo Pyysalo
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,668
20,812
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,299
147
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rubina Kotak
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
14,167
0.561
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,724
148
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lippo Lassila
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,023
9,873
0.395
Sauna
ice swimming
dentistry
fiber
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,769
158
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erkki Korpimäki
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,977
5,113
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,260
161
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juri Poutanen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,726
10,948
0.461
high-energy astrophysics
accreting black holes and neutron stars
ultra-luminous X-ray sources
gamma-ray burst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,958
188
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lauri Nummenmaa
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,272
11,863
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,916
191
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matti Sillanpää
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,931
4,354
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,230
194
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johanna Ivaska
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,816
10,401
0.500
Cell Adhesion and Migration
Integrins
Cancer
Tumour Microenvironment
Mechanobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,953
200
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johanna Schleutker
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,548
10,938
0.532
Cancer genetics
medical genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,850
202
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Seppo Mattila
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,230
10,632
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,978
220
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tero Aittokallio
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,519
12,695
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,886
229
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jarmo Hietala
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,651
5,454
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,978
237
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kirsi Virtanen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,068
8,323
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,724
245
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jarno Salonen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,878
7,023
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,626
262
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hanna Tuomisto
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,385
6,454
0.371
macroecology
community ecology
biodiversity
systematics
tropical forest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,248
286
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maritta Välimäki
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,547
6,281
0.380
Evidence-based practice•Outcome research•Systematic reviews•Information technology•Mental Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,859
295
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erkki Haukioja
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,190
1,717
0.106